Table 2.
Sociodemographic determinants of stillbirths among cases and controls
| Cases (%) | Controls (%) | cOR (95% CI) | p value | aOR (95% CI) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Determinant | N = 184 | N = 184 | ||||
| Maternal age (years) | 0.490 | 0.026 | ||||
| 25 - 34 | 99 (53.8%) | 90 (48.9%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≤ 24 | 46 (25.0%) | 56 (30.4%) | 1.3 (0.82,2.17) | 3.0(1.08,8.39) | ||
| 35 - 46 | 39 (21.2%) | 38 (20.7%) | 1.1 (0.63,1.82) | 1.1(0.55,2.23) | ||
| Height (cm) | 0.062 | |||||
| ≥ 150 | 144 (79.1%) | 138 (86.8%) | 1 | |||
| < 150 | 38 (20.9%) | 21 (13.2%) | 0.5 (0.32, 1.03) | |||
| Residence | 0.117 | |||||
| Urban | 84 (45.7%) | 99 (53.8%) | 1 | |||
| Rural | 100 (54.3%) | 85 (46.2%) | 0.7 (0.47, 1.08) | |||
| Mother education level | 0.004 | 0.297 | ||||
| Tertiary | 4 (2.2%) | 13 (7.1%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Secondary | 28 (15.2%) | 38 (20.7%) | 0.4 (0.12, 1.42) | 1.2 (0.11,12.25) | ||
| Primary | 35 (19.0%) | 17 (9.2%) | 0.2 (0.04, 0.53) | 0.6(0.05,8.50) | ||
| No education | 117 (63.6%) | 116 (63.0%) | 0.3 (0.09, 0.96) | 1.1(0.08,12.35) | ||
| Mother occupation | 0.002 | 0.270 | ||||
| House wife | 62 (33.7%) | 34 (18.5%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Trade | 113 (61.4%) | 133 (72.3%) | 2.2 (1.32,3.49) | 1.4(0.67,3.01) | ||
| Employed | 9 (4.9%) | 17 (9.2%) | 3.4 (1.38,8.55) | 2.5(0.27,23.85) | ||
| Husband occupation | 0.011 | 0.091 | ||||
| Employed | 29 (15.8%) | 36 (19.6%) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Trade | 85 (46.2%) | 106(57.6%) | 1.0 (0.57,1.76) | 1.2(0.48,3.13) | ||
| Farmer | 69 (37.5%) | 40 (21.7%) | 0.5 (0.25,0.87) | 0.6(0.23,1.89) | ||
| No work | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1.6(0.14,18.66) | 0.7(0.02,24.85) |